Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 87463

School Leaving: GCSE

Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 11 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Helen Morgan

Liberal DemocratNorth Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve pathways for school leavers without (a) GCSE Maths and (b) GCSE English qualifications.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
Any student on a 16-19 study programme who has not yet achieved an English and/or mathematics GCSE grade 4 or higher must continue studying these subjects.As part of the Post-16 Education and Skills Strategy, the department is introducing new 16-19 Level ...

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